Kwiatkowski to undergo tests ahead of Tour de France
Team hoping to understand poor Dauphiné perf♉ormance



168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Omega Pharma-QuickStep are to send Michal Kwiatkowski for tests this week, in an attempt to get to the bottom of his poor performance at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Critérium du Dauphiné.
Kwiatkowski was a non-starter for the Dauphiné’s Queen stage from Ville-La-Gran🌸d to Finaut-Émosson, along with a handful of other riders. The Polish rider was already more than 10 minutes d💛own in the general classification.
“We are not too worried for the time being, but we want to rule out that he has a virus,” team manager Patrick Lefevere told Sporza. “We just want to make sure that there is nothing﷽ lurking in his blood before we travel to Leeds for the Tour start.&rdquo🎉;
Kwiatkowski is set to be Omega Pharma-QuickStep’s main general classification contender at the Tour de France in July. He finished 11th overall and third in the white 𒀰jersey competition in last year’s race, less than a minute behind fellow young rider Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp). Kwiatkowski wore the jersey for 10 day𒆙s, but fell ill during the final week. He remains one of the favourites for the competition this season.
The 24-year-old had a fantastic start to the year, winning the Strade Bianche and taking a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:podium at Liège-Bastogne-Li&eg🔜rave;ge. He took a surprise 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:victory in the Tour de Romandie🦩 prologue but his early season efforts took their toll and he abandoned ♍after three stages. Despite this, Lefevere isn’t panicking just yet.
“There is little to worry about,” he says. “He’s🐷 just a little bit over-tired after a very busy spring. After altitude training, it is hard to find rhythm again.”
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